Brush holder



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ATTORNEY-5 Patented Apr. 12, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. MUVMAXY, Joniv B. sonivinnnnsnivn WALTER G. trails, or DAYTON, ome, Assrsnoas, BY MESNE AssIeNM'ENrs, To iINivnasA'L SPECIALTY COMPANY, A PARTNERSHIP o'oivirosnnor mice J. PURPUS'JAND WAL'TER G. HAAS, on DAYTON,

OHIO.

'BRUsH HOLDER.

Application filed December 26, 1924. Serial No. 758,088.

Our invention relates to brush holders and in particular to brush holders'tor receptacles.

It is the object of our-invention to provide a brush holder either permanently or detachably mounted upon a receptacle which will support brushes having varying sized handles and shapes of handles at varying elevations. I

It is a further object'of our invention to provide a universal brushholder of this character which is provided with receiving jaws to guide the brush handle .in-tothe holding jaws and a plurality of holding jaws adjustable to various sized shapes of brushes.

It is our objectto provide a u-niversal holder which may be mounted permanently on a can or receptacle or which may be dey tachably mounted throughs'ui'table clips.

It isour. object to provide such a universal brush holder which may be maintained in inoperative position on the outside of a can which is filled with paint. g

It is our object to provide such a swinging holder that it may be moved into operative position when the can is open ready for use so that the brush may be suspended in the can at the desired height.

It is a further object to provide a detachable holder for a can of paint of similar character -which may be either suspended over the can or folded back parallel with the side thereof.

It is a further object to provide a tank for oil or other liquid partitioned to receive brushes used for varnishing and for painting so that such brushes will be segregated into separate compartments, all of the brushes being suspended on a series of our universa brush holders located at spaced intervals on the wall of the container. It is thus possible to hold the brushes at a point where the bristles are in the desired liquids and without inserting any other portion of the brush therein thus preserving the brushes without injury in the liquids desirable for their particular kind and use. Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a section through a paint can showing the detachable brush holder 111 position;

' Figure 2 is a side elevation of such brush holder with the can in section;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the can with the permanently attached brush in operative position; I

Figure 4 is a side elevation with the can in section of the brush holder permanently attached in operative position;

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the brush holder permanently attached in inoperative posit-ion held in position by a paper sticker;

Figure-b is a perspective view of the spring plate illustrating the shoulders on which the brush holding member proper tests when in one position. I 7

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be observed that our unive-rsalbrush holder consists of the following essential parts; A single wire of spring like character is so formed with a Llrshaped base 1 that legs 2 and 3 are par-allelto each other substantially. These legs convergefalmost immediately after forming the U as shown in Figure 3 and are brought closely adjacent at the point 6, then bent into V-shaped portions 8. These V-shaped portions are formed for the reception of relatively small brushes or brushes having round shanks or handles. These are usually varnish brushes. The brush holder is formed into a second and larger V-shaped portion 10 for receiving larger'brushes. The ends of the wires forming the brush holder are spread apart to form an open guiding jaw. These upwardly flaring ends of the wire are designated 12.

It will be thus apparent that when the brush is inserted between the jaws 12 it is readily guided in the position between the spring arms of the wire into the V-shaped portions 10 or if the brush is small enough, into the V-shaped portions 8, in either of which positions it is firmly and resiliently held.

It will thus be seen that the essential features of our universal brush holder are outwardly flaring guiding jaws, and V-shaped portions for receiving the handles of the brushes such V-shaped portions being of varying sizes and the arms forming such V-shaped portions being of r silient material, or being associated with eac other resiliently. The form of base or support depends upon the location of the universal holder.

When it is desired to use a universal brush holder with a can of paint, the brush holder may be detachably mounted thereon. To this end we provide a spring clip support consisting of a single plate 21 having two spaced parallel lingers 22 and a struck up intermediate linger 23 so that the fingers 22 are on one side of the wall of the bucket and the linger 23 is on the other side. The upper end of the plate 21 is formed in :1 turned over eye 25 for receiving the U shaped base 1 of the universal holder. This holder may be swung into horizontal position over the bucket or may be thrown out of operative position and allowed to hang down parallel to the outside wall of the bucket. I

In the event that it is desired to furnish paint buckets or cans with these holders permanently attached we provide our holder with a clip of metal cut away at each side of its upper edge to form shoulders 30 told ed over on itself as at 26 to form an eye 27. This clip is soldered to the end of the outside of the wall of the bucket 28.

When the bucket is unopened and in con dition for sale to the trade the universal brush holder is folded down on the outside of the bucket and held in place by a paper sticker 29 or the like.

When in operative position the form shown in Figures 1 to 4 is held in hori' zontal position because the arms 2 and 3 engage with the top of the plate 21 as at 30.

It is understood that we desire to comprehend within our invention such modificatiolls as may be necessary to adapt it to arying conditions and uses.

Haring thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. In combination, a spring clip support having spaced arms for engaging the outside and inside of the upper edge of a receptacle, an eye on the upper end of the clip, a universal brush holder pivoted in said eye, a shoulder on the upper edge of said clip for supporting said lu'ush holder in lmrizontal position over the receptacle.

J. In combination, a spring clip support having spaced arms for engaging the outside and inside oi the upper edge of a receptacle, an eye on the upper end of the clip, a universal brush holder pivoted in said eye, av shoulder on the upper edge of said clip for supporting; said brush holder in horizontal position over the receptacle, said brush holder consisting of U-shaped substantially parallel spring arms having outwardly flaring ends and oppositely disposed V shaped portions for receiving brush handles. i

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

JOHN H. M'UMAWV. JOHN B. SCHNIEDERS. WALTER Gr. HAAS. 

